Kerbedanz the Swiss watch brand of haute-horlogerie and its management have been received by His Holiness Pope François. Following a demand for a private audience for the presentation of a very special gift, a tribute to the aesthetics of the Armenian Alphabet.
The use of the Armenian alphabet, whose unique aesthetic is a mixture of curves and entangled angles, replaces advantageously any form of index. This mysterious writing, invented by the monk Mesrop Mashtots in 405 AD, is still in use today.
The Kerbedanz brand, in creating this piece to be offered to His Holiness Pope Francis, did not expect to receive the distinguished honour of being accredited by the Vatican Museums. Indeed, since His Holiness refuses any form of gift whatsoever, the gifts generally feed an auction for good works of the Church. Only a tiny part of these donations is destined to join the rich collections of the Vatican Museums, a museum complex of 12 museums comprising 1400 rooms divided into five galleries.